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元祖

13 strokes in total

📖 English Meaning

origin, founder, trailblazer

Pronunciation

Hiragana:

がんそ

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Romaji:

ganso

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Character Meanings

元 first; dollar; origin; head

祖 ancestor, forefather; grandfather

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